Skeleton could be 'Che' Guevara's bones

July 8, 1997
Web posted at: 9:08 p.m. EDT (0108 GMT)

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (CNN) -- Scientists are working to identify a set of skeletal remains that they believe are those of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the legendary guerrilla leader who was executed in Bolivia 30 years ago. The skeleton was found in a mass grave with the bones of seven others, apparently Guevara's fellow guerrillas.

Bolivian troops executed Guevara in October 1967 and buried his remains in a secret location. New evidence led scientists to a mountain village where the bones were excavated on Sunday.